Camping at the State Fair, from start to finish

Though they live the rest of the year in Vadnais Heights, not 15 minutes from the fairgrounds, the McPhillips family of four — father Ben, mom Shane and daughters Savannah, 13, and Scarlett, 11 — relocate to a campground just outside the Minnesota State Fair's northeast gates for the entirety of its run.

Though they live the rest of the year in Vadnais Heights, not 15 minutes from the fairgrounds, the McPhillips family of four — father Ben, mom Shane and daughters Savannah, 13, and Scarlett, 11 — relocate to a campground just outside the Minnesota State Fair's northeast gates for the entirety of its run.

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